ontopreposition
(HOLDING)

ontopreposition
(KNOWING)

›knowing about someone or something that can be useful to you: So how did you get onto this deal?David put me onto (= told me about) a really good restaurant.You're onto a good thing with this buy-one-get-one-free offer at the shop.›knowing about something bad someone has done: He knows we're onto him.Who put the police onto (= told the police about) her?

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The way we move (Verbs for walking and running)

by Kate Woodford,

March 25, 2015

​​​ This week we’re looking at interesting ways to describe the way that people move. Most of the verbs that we’ll be considering describe how fast or slow people move. Others describe the attitude or state of mind of the person walking or running. Some describe both. Starting with verbs for walking slowly,